Portugal’s Leader Quotes Obama

Admiration for Barack Obama’s oratory has reached Portugal’s executive mansion. According to this news account from Portugal’s Diario Digital, Prime Minister José Sócrates has adopted the phrase ‘Yes we can’ from the senator, along with other phrases from the campaigns of Democrats.

Translated By Brandi Miller

February 20, 2008

Portugal – Diario Digital – Original Article (Portuguese)

Prime Minister José Sócrates claimed today his three years in government have left the mark of modernity on the country, and he cited North American candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama, in using the phrase “Yes, we can.”

“Yes, we can do it” and “Yes, we can,” Sócrates said, at a ceremony honoring the three years that the Inov Jovem and Inov Contacto programs have been in place for professional internships for the young.

Instituting the Inov Jovem and Inov Contacto programs were the first decisions taken by the socialist executive, exactly three years after the PS [Socialist Party] gained its first absolute majority in legislative elections.

Speaking at the Parque das Nações [Park of the Nations], during the final session of the Inov Jovem and Inov Contacto programs, José Sócrates said he was “aware” and “impressed” with some of the phrases used in the race for the presidential nomination among North American Democrats.

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